Improvement in work-holders



W. W. TUNIS.

Work-Holders No.-l52,883. Patentedluly7,1874.

Inventor:

Attorneys.

Wimesses: W @1 W UNITED STATES PATENT Orricii WVILLIAM W. TUNIS, OFEASTON, MARYLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN WORK-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,883, dated July 7,1874 application filed March 16, 1874.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. TUNIs, of I 7 forming a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation; Fig. 2 is atop view.

The invention relates to that class of devices which are intended tofacilitate the holding of ladieswork, so that it may be gradw ally andintermittently moved in an easy and convenient manner.

The invention will first be fully described in connection with all thatis necessary to a full understanding thereof and then pointed out in theclaim.

A represents a knee-pad or piece of my de vice which hangs over the kneeof the lady who uses the work-holder; and B a rod, by which it isconnected with a head-piece, 0, having the flange c, and containingpreferably, a needle or pin cushion upon the top thereof. D is a clampfitting loosely about the rod B supported on a spiral spring, E, and

provided with arms (1 d, which embrace a table or stand, to which theworkholder is attached. F is a clamp-screw working in a thread of thelower arm (I. G is a spool= holder, which may loosely surround the rod Dand rest upon the piece A.

The application is as follows: The clamp D cl being secured to a tableor stand the lady presses lightly with her knee against the pad or pieceA, therebycarrying the flange 0 above the upper arm d. She now insertsher work and proceeds with her operations, touching the piece A with herknee when and as often as she wishes to move her work along.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A work-holder,consisting of knee-pad A, rod B, head 0, having flange 0, clamp D, hav=ing arms 01 d, and the spring E, all arranged as described, to enable aperson to unclose the holder by a slight movement of the knee, in themanner described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 2d day ofMarch, 1874.

WVM. W. TUNIS.

Witnesses:

SoLoN O. KEMoN, OHAs. A. PETTIT.

